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Donald MacDonald (Nova Scotia politician)

Donald MacDonald, Canadian trade union leader and politician (died 1986)

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Born
September 12, 1909
Died
September 25, 1986
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1909

About Donald MacDonald (Nova Scotia politician)

Donald MacDonald was a Canadian social democratic politician and trade unionist who led the Nova Scotia Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and was elected as a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1941. In 1968 he was elected President of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC). In 1941, he then ran for and won the CCF's nomination for the provincial electoral district (riding) of Cape Breton South. He won the 1941 provincial election by a mere 62 votes over Liberal incumbent MLA George Mackay Morrison. At the age of 21, Donald MacDonald became the president of the United Mine Workers (UMW) Local 4560.

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Donald MacDonald (Nova Scotia politician) timeline

  1. In 1941, he then ran for and won the CCF's nomination for the provincial electoral district (riding) of Cape Breton South.
  2. He won the 1941 provincial election by a mere 62 votes over Liberal incumbent MLA George Mackay Morrison.

The world when Donald MacDonald (Nova Scotia politician) was born

Donald MacDonald (Nova Scotia politician) was born in 1909. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1909

  • Best-selling book"The Inner Shrine" – Basil King

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentHonus Wagner leads Pittsburgh Pirates to World Series victory
  • Top headlineRobert Peary claims to reach the North Pole
  • Technology milestoneBakelite (first fully synthetic plastic) invented
  • Notable inventionBakelite plastic
  • World population~1.69B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population88.8M

1909 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Donald MacDonald (Nova Scotia politician)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19092026
Population88.8M341 million

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